Seek Ye First | 📣 As We Focus

🗒 29th March 2021

🗣 “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he [in behaviour—one who manipulates]. He says to you, “Eat and drink,” Yet his heart is not with you [but it is begrudging the cost].”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭23:7‬ ‭AMP‬‬

✒️I've learnt an invaluable lesson: Whatever we focus on, we become. That simple statement taught me a great deal. Wherever we put our energies or our attention, those things will develop. Another way I like to say it is, "Where the mind goes, the man follows!"

If I begin to think about ice cream, I will soon find myself in my car pursuing ice cream. My thought will stir my desires and emotions, and I will decide to follow them.

If we focus only on the negative things in our lives, we become negative people. Everything, including our conversations, becomes negative. We soon lose our joy and live miserable lives--and it all started with our own thinking.

You might be experiencing some problems in life, not realising that you are creating them yourself by what you're choosing to think about. I challenge you to think about what you're thinking about!

You might be discouraged and even depressed and wonder what caused it. Yet if you will examine your thought life, you will find that you feed the negative emotions you are feeling. Negative thoughts are fuel for discouragement, depression, and many other unpleasant feelings.

We should choose our thoughts carefully. We can think about what is wrong with our lives or about what is right with them. We can think about what is wrong with all the people we are in a relationship with, or we can see the good and meditate on that. The Bible teaches us always to believe the best. When we do that, it makes our own lives happier and more peaceful.

🙏🏾 Dear patient and loving God, I ask You to forgive me for focusing my thoughts on not pleasing things to You. I pray that You will help me fill my mind with thoughts that are clean and pure, and uplifting. In Jesus' name. Amen

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Written by Ama Ghana @seekyefirstjesus

Ama Ghana is a Servant of God and the Founder of Seek Ye First Christian blog.

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